Private foundation (trust)EIN 460437250Est. 1995-07
MESSER FAMILY FOUNDATION
WATERTOWN, SD 57201
Total Assets
$332K
FY 2024
Annual Giving
$15K
FY 2024
Grants Made
7
FY 2024
Avg Grant
$2K
FY 2024
Grant Range
$1K–$6K
Typical
Deadlines
—
Applications
Programs & Activities
Program 1
The foundation's sole purpose is to invest the assets received from the estate of joseph e. Messer in 2002 and any possible future donations, and to use the earnings from these assets to fund qualified internal revenue code section 501(c)(3) organizations.
Focus Areas
Financial Snapshot
2024 filing
Total Revenue
$29K
Total Expenses
$21K
Qualifying Distributions
$15K
Distributable Amount
$16K
Min. Investment Return
$16K
Undistributed Income
$15K
Payout rate
Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.
Grant Range
7 grants
Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.
Giving Over Time
6 years
Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.
Top Recipients
43 grants
Grant Size Distribution
43 grants
Geographic Focus
4 states
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